Kafr Kanna (Paperback)


Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Kafr Kanna is an Arab town in the Galilee region of Israel that is associated with the New Testament village of Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine. The settlement of Kana was mentioned in the Amarna Letters, and was known in the times of the Roman-Jewish historian Josephus. As with many Jewish towns in the Galilee, the town took in Jewish refugees fleeing Roman persecution in Jerusalem and Judea. Nasir-i-Khusraw visited the village in 1047 C.E., and described the place in his diary: "To the southward of Kafar Kannah] is a hill, on the top of which they have built a fine monastery. It has a strong gate, and the tomb of the prophet Yunis (Jonas) ..] is shown within. Near by the gate of the monastery is a well, and the water thereof is sweet and good. ..] Acre is 4 leagues distant.."Also Ali of Herat wrote that you could see the Makam of Jonas, and also the grave of his son, at Kafr Kanna. This was repeated by Yaqut, who, however wrote of the tomb as being that of the father of Jonas.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Kafr Kanna is an Arab town in the Galilee region of Israel that is associated with the New Testament village of Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine. The settlement of Kana was mentioned in the Amarna Letters, and was known in the times of the Roman-Jewish historian Josephus. As with many Jewish towns in the Galilee, the town took in Jewish refugees fleeing Roman persecution in Jerusalem and Judea. Nasir-i-Khusraw visited the village in 1047 C.E., and described the place in his diary: "To the southward of Kafar Kannah] is a hill, on the top of which they have built a fine monastery. It has a strong gate, and the tomb of the prophet Yunis (Jonas) ..] is shown within. Near by the gate of the monastery is a well, and the water thereof is sweet and good. ..] Acre is 4 leagues distant.."Also Ali of Herat wrote that you could see the Makam of Jonas, and also the grave of his son, at Kafr Kanna. This was repeated by Yaqut, who, however wrote of the tomb as being that of the father of Jonas.

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Betascript Publishing

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 2010

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First published

September 2010

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Dimensions

229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

124

ISBN-13

978-3-639-95570-5

Barcode

9783639955705

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3-639-95570-6



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